A regional jetliner attempting to land at O’Hare International Airport earlier this week almost flew into the path of a plane on a runway taking off, with the two aircraft coming within only 225 feet of each other vertically, according to flight radar data the National Transportation Safety Board released tonight. The incident occurred Monday morning just as flight activity at O’Hare resumed after being suspended briefly while Air Force Two, carrying Vice President Joe Biden, landed.

A band of thunderstorms will be passing by the Chicago area overnight, although radar Friday night showed the heaviest storms were staying west of the collar counties. However, the storm band was moving east and the Chicago area could be hit by some locally heavy rain. According to the National Weather Service, the overnight forecast is mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 60s except in the lower 70s downtown. The chance of rain lasts into the early morning...

A severe thunderstorm warning issued for portions of Northeast Illinois until 10:15 p.m. expired, according to the National Weather Service. The area in the warning included south-central Cook County, southern DuPage County and northern Will County. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms were expected in the Chicago area before 4 a.m., the weather service said. It was expected to be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 61...

February might be the shortest month, but it has packed a wintry punch this year. The snowfall overnight set a new record for the month of February. As of this morning, the snow total for this month was 28.6 inches, National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Wilson said. The previous record was set in 1896 at 27.8 inches. And the month isn't over yet. Tonight the Chicago area could see more snow, albeit light snow, according to Tribune/WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling.

The city put out 174 snow fighting trucks about 11 p.m. Friday as a weather system with possible light snow moved into the area. Radar about midnight showed a wide band of clouds stretching from Chicago to the Mississippi over northern Illinois, but the weather service said only light snowfall is expected in the pre-dawn hours. Tribune/WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling said powerful southerly winds off the Gulf are predicted to ride into a...

A band of storms passed through the Chicago area Wednesday night, bringing sometimes heavy rain from the Illinois-Wisconsin border down through the far southern suburbs. The heavy storms first hit north of the border, but the band of precipitation moved west and slipped south until just about all the Chicago region got a taste. Continuing scattered showers and occasional thunderstorms were possible throughout the Chicago area overnight, according to the National Weather Service.

February might be the shortest month, but it has packed a wintry punch this year. The snowfall overnight set a new record for the month of February. As of this morning, the snow total for this month was 28.6 inches, National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Wilson said. The previous record was set in 1896 at 27.8 inches. And the month isn't over yet. Tonight the Chicago area could see more snow, albeit light snow, according to Tribune/WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling.

The city put out 174 snow fighting trucks about 11 p.m. Friday as a weather system with possible light snow moved into the area. Radar about midnight showed a wide band of clouds stretching from Chicago to the Mississippi over northern Illinois, but the weather service said only light snowfall is expected in the pre-dawn hours. Tribune/WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling said powerful southerly winds off the Gulf are predicted to ride into a...

A regional jetliner attempting to land at O’Hare International Airport earlier this week almost flew into the path of a plane on a runway taking off, with the two aircraft coming within only 225 feet of each other vertically, according to flight radar data the National Transportation Safety Board released tonight. The incident occurred Monday morning just as flight activity at O’Hare resumed after being suspended briefly while Air Force Two, carrying Vice President Joe Biden,...

An additional radar system has been activated at O'Hare International Airport to provide coverage of airplanes that in the future will use planned new runways as well as serve as a backup to air-traffic controllers if the primary radar equipment fails, the Federal Aviation Administration said today. Both the new and existing systems, called airport two surveillance radar towers, cover the area for a 40-mile radius surrounding O'Hare and track aircraft...

A severe thunderstorm warning issued for portions of Northeast Illinois until 10:15 p.m. expired, according to the National Weather Service. The area in the warning included south-central Cook County, southern DuPage County and northern Will County. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms were expected in the Chicago area before 4 a.m., the weather service said. It was expected to be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 61...

A band of thunderstorms moved through the Chicago area Friday night, and a severe thunderstorm watch that was called for most of Northern Illinois ended in most areas by about 9 p.m. Radar showed a quickly moving band of storms hit the Chicago area as of about 8:15 p.m. and moved through by about 9:50 p.m. The storm band stretched north and south over much of the north portion of Illinois, although the band was narrow. The watch came on top of heat warnings and heat advisories in the...

A band of thunderstorms will be passing by the Chicago area overnight, although radar Friday night showed the heaviest storms were staying west of the collar counties. However, the storm band was moving east and the Chicago area could be hit by some locally heavy rain. According to the National Weather Service, the overnight forecast is mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 60s except in the lower 70s downtown. The chance of rain lasts into the early morning...

An additional radar system has been activated at O'Hare International Airport to provide coverage of airplanes that in the future will use planned new runways as well as serve as a backup to air-traffic controllers if the primary radar equipment fails, the Federal Aviation Administration said today. Both the new and existing systems, called airport two surveillance radar towers, cover the area for a 40-mile radius surrounding O'Hare and track aircraft positions and weather data, officials said.

Rain, with some heavy showers and thunderstorms, moved into the Chicago area early Tuesday night. Radar showed a scattered but wide band of showers heading into the area from the southwest as of 7:20 p.m. Get the latest radar, conditions and forecasts HERE on at chicagoweathercenter.com